"Our county and its people" : A history of Hampden County, Massachusetts. . theboard for retiring army officeis, where he served until May 6,1864, when he resigned his commissions and returned to civil Brigadier-Generdl Ralph TV. Kirl-ham was born atSpringtield, graduated at West Point in the class of 1842, andwas commissioned second lieutenant of the Second U. S. served as adjutant of that regiment during the war withMexico, being brevetted first lieutenant and captain for gallantconduct, and was wounded at the battle of Molino del Rey. Inthe interval between the Mexic
"Our county and its people" : A history of Hampden County, Massachusetts. . theboard for retiring army officeis, where he served until May 6,1864, when he resigned his commissions and returned to civil Brigadier-Generdl Ralph TV. Kirl-ham was born atSpringtield, graduated at West Point in the class of 1842, andwas commissioned second lieutenant of the Second U. S. served as adjutant of that regiment during the war withMexico, being brevetted first lieutenant and captain for gallantconduct, and was wounded at the battle of Molino del Rey. Inthe interval between the Mexican Avar and the rebellion he servedat various posts as assistant adjutant-general or quartermaster,and in the spring of 1861 was stationed at Fort Walla Walla inW^ashington territory with the rank of captain. He was chiefquartermaster of the department of the Pacific from August 31,1861, to June, 1865, and of the department of California fromthat time onward. He received the commission of major Feb-ruary 26, 1863. and dating from March 13, 1865, brevets of lieu- ( 226 ). Brevet Brigadier-General Horace C. Lee Colonel Twenty-Seventh Massar-husetts Infantry Volunteers OVR COUNTY AND ITS PEOPLE tenant-colonel, colonel, and brigadier-general, *for faithful andmeritorious services in the quartermasters department duringthe rebellion. He resigned his commission February 11, Brigadier-General Horace C. Lee was city clerk andtreasurer of Springfield at the opening of the war, and had sev-eral years before risen to the rank of colonel and acting brigadierin the state militia. In August, 1861, he was offered the lieuten-ant-colonelcy of the Twenty-first infantry, then being organized,and on going to Boston to accept the offer was given permissionto raise one of the five regiments just authorized. He organizedthe Twenty-seventh infantry, which he ably commanded untilJuly 4, 1862, when he took command of the brigade, leading it inthe Trenton, Tarboro and Goldsboro expeditions,
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